Slaley Hall Hotel & Golf - Hunting Course

Hotel OK, but room bit tired. Food choice good on set menus/ allowance of £28 per person on evening meals. Beer pricing OK, however at £8.75 for a glass of house red, be prepared for expensive nights. The layout to check in, unload and take your luggage/ clubs to yiur rooms was very poor. Drop of at reception and then trundle your gear through bars and restaurants to get to rooms - really! Hunting course in fabulous condition and definitely worth a play. Priestman course however was a very poor relative in comparison and the tees in particular were extremely poor on the Priestman course. Buggies at £40 per day put us off enough to take our own trollies, however if the had been say £25 per day we would have taken them. Too expensive at £40, unless splitting with a partner in a society. As couples, far cheaper to take trolley. Due to location of car park to rooms we opted to leave trollies and clubs in cars overnight on second night which is far from ideal. Lack of drop kerbs also not thought out for either trollies or suitcases. Also be prepared for noisy weddings / weddings parties filling the bar. One bar serves all of the main bar, wedding functions and main restaurant. Made a very noisy and unrelaxed night. Overall good, but dissapointing for what we paid

excellent course with stunning views, great test of your skills and superb scenery. Course being set up ready for Europro tour following week. Will be great to,watch knowing have played those holes

Played here mid January--sunny but cold , pro shop well stocked -reasonable prices , very friendly staff.

the course played very , very long---wettish ground but in good nick ---its January !!.

Played off yellows--no temps. All greens on---great but like putting on rice pudding--its January.

15 years since i played here but will be back asap--lovely walk in the sun.. They have swapped 999s but i probably like it the way it was.

club house /conservatory closed---seemed to be only 2x2 balls on course----perhaps they need to reduce prices again to get golfers there in winter---its a bit out of the way but fantastic value for a good course.

Please bring your A game and long hitting clubs!!

5 ***** course but needs golfers on it

The course was in excellent condition for this time of year, no winter tees or greens. Some fantastic holes and the pro was super friendly!

It's had been over 16 years since my last visit to slayley hall and the hunting course, the course was exactly as I remembered it.

The area had suffered with rain on the lead up to my visit, this was seen in every bunker as sand had been washed away revealing stones and imo the bunkers should all have been gur.

The green keeper were hard at work hollow Tyning the greens but as the greens were wet this left terrible tyre marks across most greens, a nightmare to put across but work that must be done.

The pace of play was really slow for the first 13 holes as we were stuck behind a Five ball that made us wait on every shot, once we went through the pace was great.

Food, we're to start, we ordered two bacon and coffees prior to the round however the barman took for 1 bacon and didn't tell us until half an hour later when one sandwich arrived, then very apologetic he offered to get another but we couldn't wait another half hour as we were due to tee off.

The half way house had not had a delivery of food and the coffee machine was broken

It sounds so negative but I really like the course and have played many q hotel courses this isn't what I have had at others locations and not what I remember of the old de'vere days.

I will go back and hopefully all will be good

A solid championship course. Generally wide off the tee. most of then front nine are raised greens.. a couple of tricky short par 4’s. Large Greens.

I was greeted by David at the start who explained the course to me, he was extremely friendly and very knowledgeable of the course. I teed off at 11am and I was loving the pace of play until I got to the 6th tee. Unfortunately, there was a large group of 12 playing as 3 separate foursomes and a threesome in front of them that started to slow everything down. I didn’t mind too much as I was staying at the hotel on the night but if I had of just been having a round then heading back home it would of made the game not so enjoyable. Fortunately the surroundings were lovely so we just took in the beauty. The course itself was in great condition and the greens were true. Overall a great day out and excellent value as if you just turn up and pay on the day, it’ll set you back £50

Well worth a visit, pace of play was a bit slow, could do with some rangers on the course. The layout is very impressive, not one average hole all enjoyable to play, hopefully have time to return soon, highly recommended.

I enjoyed a round on the hunting course whilst staying at the hotel with my wife.

Very friendly & helpful staff greeted me on my arrival. The range, chipping area & putting green were all in good condition. The starter was both welcoming & a good representative for the course.

On a sunny & breezy day the course played well, good consistent greens, plenty of challenging driving holes & well maintained too.The course has been well designed & those fairway bunkers are well placed around the 200 yard mark to catch any stray drives. A pleasure to play & I would definitely recommend to anyone to try out this course.

The course should have been closed!!

Totally frozen couldn’t keep the ball on the green and no chance of putting the ball it was a total joke. Both myself and playing partner fell over on the internal course paths, back and wrist injuries sustained seriously considering legal action against the club. The club seems to be more interested in making money than the safety of its paying customers. I’ve Recently moved to the area and was considering joining but not anymore, I feel sorry for members as the damage done to the course by letting people play under these conditions will have a detrimental effect on the state of the course.

Playing a course like this, that is so far from the madding crowd is positively inspiring!

No traffic noise, no industries, just you, the course and the wildlife. To make it even better, I think that I was the only one out there on the course!

In pretty decent nick considering we are well into November, tidy greens fairways and bunkers. A good test with a number of tricky holes. Highly recommended.

Catering in the hotel is a bit steep though, £3.50 for a small cappuccino and £7 for a bacon sandwich...... ouch!

This was a yearly competition between friends, from the moment we stepped onto the first tee and greeted by the starter we knew it was going to be special.

He gave us some advice, it's all about course management, not big hitters, although that sometimes works.

The fairways are better than some of the greens I've played on. Truly is a great course!

The hunting course has some wonderful holes- the front nine in particular. The course was very quiet indeed the day I played. It was not bad value for money- though it seems to always be more expensive purchasing directly from the pro shop.

2nd time I have played this year. For a championship course, the course continues to be a let down. There is a fundamental problem with the greens and they continue to be patchy and bobbly. The fairways are wet, long and muddy. The rough is boggy and unkept. The tee boxes are not level on numerous holes. The only redeeming element was the cheap price through tee off times and the course layout. The course as a whole needs some real love and attention.